“Kareem was hoping someone asked him a question on LeBron so he could go there” - Shannon Sharpe believes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was ‘full of it’ after his apology to LeBron James
"He was one of the outspoken athletes, young athletes, when Muhammad Ali was going through his issues" - Robert Parish on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar facing scrutiny because he stood up for social causes
“Kareem said ‘How? He’s not winning championships’, now I’m like okay, now I’m f**king pi**ed” - Shaquille O'Neal on his relationship with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
"The part that is threatened of LeBron knocking him off the pedestal" - Skip Bayless believes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is only criticizing LeBron James because he is close to breaking his scoring record
"Some of the things he's done and said are really beneath him" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar publicly lashes out at LeBron James yet again, mentions he should be "embarrassed" by his actions
“Two powerful Black men getting in a room together and talking” - Carmelo Anthony suggests Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James should have a peace-making conversation
ICYMI: Giannis Antetokounmpo gets doused in ice water by teammates, gets plaudits from coach Mike Budenholzer after breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record
Watch: Giannis Antetokounmpo hits clutch step-back 3 vs Brooklyn Nets with 18 seconds to go to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Milwaukee Bucks' all-time leading scorer
"Giannis has taken over the throne of being the BEST PLAYER in the NBA!" - Kendrick Perkins with an emphatic statement for the Bucks' star after OT win vs Nets and passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record
“It still baffles me that as much as love you get, you still don’t get the love that you deserve” - Draymond Green congratulates LeBron James on overtaking Karl Malone, says he will eventually overtake Kareem
“For any individual records, individual games, you almost have to set Wilt aside, LeBron is going to do the exact same thing” - Nick Wright on the importance of LeBron James’ accomplishments this season
“I’ve been putting myself in a position where I’ve been successful for majority of my career” - LeBron James claims surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s scoring record is not on his mind
"Get right for next season" - NBA analyst on LeBron James' load management and 3 things he has left to achieve, including playing with son Bronny James
“He needs something that Michael doesn’t have” - Rob Parker questions whether LeBron James is chasing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s because he knows he won’t catch Michael Jordan’s 6 rings
“When they talk about the best scorers of all time, they never mention my name, it pi**es me off” - LeBron James says he finds it weird to ‘sit at the top of the food chain’ in the NBA all-time scorers list
"To stat-pad with easy garbage-time buckets as he chases Kareem's all-time scoring record" - Skip Bayless takes a dig at LeBron James for playing 36 minutes in a redundant game
"Bron had more shot attempts than points scored" - Shannon Sharpe calls LeBron James' performance "unacceptable" after his historic night is marred by loss
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